MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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